Here’s What You Can Plant This January

By January, most deciduous have gone completely dormant. And that means it’s the perfect time to prune what you have and to plant new trees and shrubs.

At the end of last year, we received our orders of Weeks roses and bare-root fruit trees. Due to the size of these orders, it has taken us some time to prep everything for sale. But by now, all the roses have been pruned and sealed and the bare-root fruit trees have been potted up in biodegradable pulp pots.

We source our roses from Weeks Roses. Each year, we acquire a wide variety of old-time favorites as well as new and unique roses. Just to name a few, we currently have Neil Diamond, a beautiful white-pink striped rose, Cecile Brunner, a pastel creamy pink climber rose, and Grande Dame, a showstopping, super-saturated pink rose.

Last December, we also received our shipment of fruit trees. We are fully stocked on 7-gallon pulp pots and 1-gallon liner-pots for fruits and berries. As usual, we carry highly sought-after varieties such as Fuyu persimmons, Jujubes, 20th Century Asian pears, Donut Peaches, flowering Quince, and many more.

Of special note are the multi-graft fruit trees. These are perfect for homeowners with limited garden space. One of these trees will give you up to 4 varieties of stone fruits (ex. peaches, prunes, and apricots) or a combination of 4 different apples or pears.

Later this week we’ll have the availability lists up on our website. But for more in-depth advice about which varieties to pick, we recommend you visit our Info Center at the nursery, where our staff will gladly assist you with your questions.

For your convenience, we’ve also updated our Fruit Tree Planting Guide. This one-page planting guide, provided to you by our specialist Rose, will help you be successful from day one.

January is also the perfect time to prune your dormant trees and shrubs. Later this month we’re organizing our winter pruning classes, which is filling up fast but a few seats are still available at this time.

For years now, we’ve recommended the book ‘How To Prune Fruit Trees And Roses’ by Ken Andersen. The book is filled with diagrams and information that will get you started on your pruning adventure. We consider it a must-have for every gardener.

For more ideas on what to do this month, we recommend you check out our January Garden Guide. It might be cold outside but there are still plenty of things to keep you busy!